Jalapenos

[shyviolet3]

Does anyone have any ideas what to do with jalapenos? My plants have been very productive this year and now I need to figure out what to do with them all. I was thinking of making jalapeno jelly has anyone tried this? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

[blarg314]

Pickling and drying would be two good options, and hot sauce is another.

I often make small batches of hot-sauce, rather than full out preserving, with fresh chilis, vinegar, garlic and seasonings.  You can user the peppers straight, or roast or grill them first, then dice, simmer with vinegar and the seasonings, and puree finely.

Garlic/lime/vodka was a really nice combination - add the vodka at the end, as it's cooling.

[Shoo]

Grill 'em for burgers, slice 'em raw for sandwiches, bake 'em on pizzas....  mmmmmmm~!

[lohrewok]

jalapeno poppers! check pioneer woman's blog or allrecipes.  We love those things!

[Ms_Cellany]

I *love* jalapeno jelly with crackers and cream cheese.

[Hmmmmm]

I like to roast and then freeze.  I'll dice them up after they are roasted and then put small amounts in the snack size ziplocks and then put all of them in a larger freezer bag.  Easy way to add the roasted flavor to chili, a pot of beans, enchiladas, or when making fresh salsa. 

They also freeze well unroasted.

I've also pickled slices and will use the pickled ones on nachos, corn casseroles, or in making bean dip. 

[Aggiesque]

deseed/clean.
Cut in half, lengthwise.
Buy a thin flank steak.
Cut steak into strips, going against the grain.
Marinate strips in Italian dressing for a couple hours (think prepare at lunch, eat for dinner), or you can put them in the dressing and freeze.
Take your half jalapenos, and wrap the steak strip around one, secure with a toothpick.
Grill or broil until done. Yum!!!!

Jalepenos (like bell pepper, etc) can be frozen if you will be using it in cooking- just de seed/cut them up first for however you will use it.

[shyviolet3]

Thanks everyone! All these ideas sound delicious 

[sparksals]

If you do Jalapeno poppers, do them horizontally by cutting in half.  I bought one of those things for the grill and while it does a good job, it's really fiddley to use and they flop all over the place.